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Archive for September, 2011

How to spot an Astroturfer?

Posted by Chris TomlinsonNo Comments »
September 19th, 2011Category: Home, Online PR

It’s been a bad couple of weeks for TripAdviser, as the Advertising Standards Authority started investigating allegations of endemic Astroturfing on the famous hotel review website.

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